Bike Cover

Topeak Bike Cover

Topeak's Bike Cover makes it easy to keep your bike dust free. It stretches to fit your bike and closes at the bottom with an elastic strap. Plus, the Bike Cover easily folds to a compact size and features a built-in bag for carrying and storage.

This is a rather expensive bike cover from a well-respected company (I have other Topeak products that I really like) so I thought it would be great. First, getting the cover on is a pain; the area for the handlebars is way too narrow, so the only way I can get the cover over the bars is to turn them 90 degrees. Even then, it's too short to easily fit over the front and rear tires so I have to pull hard and move the bike back and forth to get decent coverage. And then I have a hard time covering both pedals and the sprockets. Then if a good wind comes along, it's all for naught, as it blows right off. I'm going to buy a $20 cover from Amazon that covers the whole bike and comes with clips to hold it in place.